One of the best places in Montreal to be at dusk this month is the Botanical Gardens. Every evening as it gets dark, the gardens light up with hundreds of lanterns and colours, marking another year of the Gardens of Light Lantern Festival. Upon first step in the Gardens, apart[Read More…]
Student Life
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The Westmount Public Library innovates while keeping its history in mind
The Westmount Public Library (WPL) sits tucked away from Rue Sherbrooke in Westmount with a red brick façade and green-trimmed windows across its exterior. Attached to its right wing is a white-lined greenhouse with frosted windows, and a hint of foliage peeking out from within. The building seamlessly transitions from[Read More…]
Political clubs on campus: The secret to improving voter turnout in the US election
Due to McGill’s large population of American students, discussions about the looming US presidential election have become a familiar part of life for many students this year. An unprecedented level of polarization between the candidates makes such conversations particularly lively. However, for many American citizens studying at McGill, this election[Read More…]
The case of the disappearing myCourses class list
On the first day of school this Fall, there was a noticeable sense of unease as students filed into their classrooms. Professors watched students walk through lecture hall doors, eyes darting nervously around the classroom, desperately searching for a familiar face. The lucky ones would breathe a sigh of relief[Read More…]
How to survive in the McGill ghetto: Noise complaints and neighbourly troubles
As the semester unfolds, problems with noise and neighbours emerge. The downstairs neighbour may be excited to have moved away from their parents’ place, and has decided to put together a band. While this in itself may not be so bad, they decide to practice during ideal study moments. To[Read More…]
B-Week: Revamping Gerts’ image
From Sept. 12 to 16, many McGill students found themselves at Gerts drinking from pitchers of beer and conversing spiritedly over loud music. Though this may sound like any normal week in the familiar student bar, this time the drinks were even cheaper and the music louder. This was B-Week:[Read More…]
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on a budget: A day of recipes for under $7 each
You’ve finally made it out of rez and into your own apartment. On one hand, you no longer have to wait until 1 p.m. to eat on the weekends, and you don’t have to suffer through any more mystery meat from Bishop Mountain Hall (BMH). On the other, you’re technically[Read More…]
Dispatch Coffee sets off for the Plateau with third location on Duluth and St. Laurent
Chrissy Durcak, founder of Dispatch Coffee, holds onto her philosophy of offering accessible quality products as she prepares to open the new store. Though her philosophy remains, the aesthetic of the new location will differ from their current ones: The new Plateau spot will feature a more diversified menu, and[Read More…]
McGill goes green at weekly student farmer’s market
It is 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, and the walkway at the Roddick Gates is crammed with fresh fruit and vegetables. Monica Allaby, U3 Geography, is busy stacking boxes of squash, tomatoes, kale, eggplant, and other seasonal produce. Allaby isn’t worried about the early hour, however, because she loves[Read More…]
Crew Collective & Cafe makes space for brews and brainstorming
One would think the expansive, ornate lobby of what was formerly the Royal Bank of Canada headquarters lobby would not make a great place for an experiment. Its church-like echo lends itself to hushed exchanges rather than bold and uninhibited conversation. Its dark corners and maze-like passageways are better imagined[Read More…]
